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Alabama ( / ˌæləˈbæmə / AL-ə-BAM-ə) [9] is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area [10] and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states. [11]
- Flag of Alabama
The current flag of Alabama (the second in Alabama state...
- Alabama (Disambiguation)
U.S. places. Alabama, New York, a town in Genesee County,...
- Huntsville
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of...
- Greater Birmingham
The Birmingham metropolitan area, sometimes known as Greater...
- Alabama Legislature
The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the...
- Mobile
Mobile (/ m oʊ ˈ b iː l / moh-BEEL, French: ⓘ) is a city and...
- Demographics of Alabama
The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740,...
- Alabama Senate
The Alabama State Senate is the upper house of the Alabama...
- Kay Ivey
Kay Ellen Ivey (born October 15, 1944) is an American...
- Flag of Alabama
The Encyclopedia of Alabama is an online encyclopedia of the state of Alabama's history, culture, geography, and natural environment. It is a statewide collaboration that involves more than forty institutions from across Alabama that share their archives with the project.
The Boundary Fire was a 2017 wildfire in Arizona that burned 17,788 acres (7,199 ha) of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. The fire was ignited on June 1 when lightning struck a spot on the northeast side of Kendrick Peak within the Coconino National Forest. The fire spread rapidly because of high temperatures, steep terrain, leftovers ...
- Indigenous Peoples, Early History
- European Colonization
- Early Statehood
- Secession and Civil War
- Reconstruction
- Democratic Politics and Disfranchisement
- Progressive Era
- New South Era Beginnings
- Civil Rights Movement and Redistricting
- Late 20th Century
Precontact
At least 12,000 years ago, Native Americans or Paleo-Indians appeared in what is today referred to as "The South". Paleo-Indians in the Southeast were hunter-gatherers who pursued a wide range of animals, including the megafauna, which became extinct following the end of the Pleistocene age. Their diets were based primarily on plants, gathered and processed by women who learned about nuts, berries and other fruits, and the roots of many plants. The Woodland period from 1000 BCE to 1000 CE was...
The Spanish were the first Europeans to enter Alabama, claiming land for their Crown. They named the region as La Florida, which extended to the southeast peninsular state now bearing the name. Although a member of Pánfilo de Narváez's expedition of 1528 may have entered southern Alabama, the first fully documented visit was by explorer Hernando de...
In 1819, Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state to the Union. Its constitution provided for equal suffragefor white men, a standard it abandoned in its constitution of 1901, which reduced suffrage of poor whites and most blacks, disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters. One of the first problems of the new state was finance. Since the amount of...
The "Unionists" were successful in the elections of 1851 and 1852. Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill and uncertainty about agitation against slavery led the State Democratic convention of 1856 to revive the "Alabama Platform". When the Democratic National Convention at Charleston, South Carolina, failed to approve the "Alabama Platform" in 1860, ...
According to the Presidential plan of reorganization, a provisional governor for Alabama was appointed in June 1865. A state convention met in September of the same year, and declared the ordinance of secession null and void and slavery abolished. A legislature and a governor were elected in November, and the legislature was at once recognized by P...
After 1874, the Democratic party had constant control of the state administration. The Republican Party by then was chiefly supported by African Americans. Republicans held no local or state offices, but the party did have some federal patronage. It failed to make nominations for office in 1878 and 1880 and endorsed the ticket of the Greenback part...
The Progressive Movement in Alabama, while not as colorful or successful as in some other states, drew upon the energies of a rapidly growing middle class, and flourished from 1900 to the late 1920s.Reforms that were enacted included the corrupt practices act of 1915; the registration law of 1915; the direct election of U.S. senators; encouraging t...
Despite Birmingham's powerful industrial growth and its contributions to the state economy, its citizens, and those of other newly developing areas, were underrepresented in the state legislature for years. The rural-dominated legislature refused to redistrict state House and Senate seats from 1901 to the 1960s. In addition, the state legislature h...
Economically, the major force in Alabama was the mechanization and consolidation of agriculture. Mechanical cotton pickers became available in the postwar era, reducing the need for many agricultural workers. They tended to move into the region's urban areas. Still, by 1963, only about a third of the state's cotton was picked by machine. Diversific...
Throughout the 1970s, Alabama continued to struggle with issues related to racial inequality and segregation. In 1972, federal court ordered the city of Birmingham to desegregate its public schools. The state continued to be a focal point of the Civil Rights Movement, with organizations such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the S...
Alabama ( / ˌæləˈbæmə /) is a state in the United States. Its capital city is Montgomery. The largest city is Birmingham. It became a state in 1819. Native American tribes such as Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek first lived in Alabama.
The geography of Alabama describes a state in the Southeastern United States in North America. It extends from high mountains to low valleys and sandy beaches. Alabama is 30th in size and borders four U.S. states: Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. It also borders the Gulf of Mexico .
Jun 27, 2023 · Founding Date: December 14, 1819. Area: 52,423 square miles. Population: 5,024,279 (2020 Census estimate) Major Highways: Interstates 10, 20, 22, 59, 65, and 85. Capitol: Montgomery. Largest City: Birmingham. Demographics. Alabama’s population according to 2020 Census estimates was 5,024,279.
